If Atani could hold her own in a real fight, she should be able to do so with ease in this stage play. And at her current skill level in magic, she wouldn't even have a chance of stealing the show anyway. She already had a vague idea of how long she would want to draw out the battle with Tomura, but the details of it would ultimately rest on how capable of a show opponent he was.
Atani examined Tomura's moves from behind the scenes and chatted with some of the other actors. Eventually, the final act came and it was her turn to go on stage. Feeling relatively prepared, she said her lines and faced off with Tomura who brandished his sword and challenged Atani's character. She raised a prop sword of her own and enchanted it with light magic which won a few ooohs and aaahs from the crowd. She battled Tomura, who did hold his own fairly well, but he wasn't as experienced as Atani. Still, the play was written a certain way, so she had to let him strike her down and be the hero. The play finished with a roar of applause, and Atani went backstage to receive her reward.
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